Industry Trends

US CEOs Rank Vaccine Distribution Second in Business Impact

Feb 02, 2021

Successful shipment of available COVID-19 vaccines throughout global supply chains is one of several critical steps to help businesses improve economically in 2021.

Study Explores ‘Stay of Execution’ for NiMH Batteries

Jan 28, 2021

New IDTechEx report investigates if growing market for hybrid electric vehicles will drive demand for NiMH batteries and stop their elimination from the automotive market.

Lightweighting Considerations Take Back Seat in Battery Electric Vehicle Design

Jan 28, 2021

Material sustainability, durability, and end-of-life issues will take priority over lightweighting by 2030, according to a study from Lux Research.

Myth No More: Hyundai Says the Apple Car Is Coming

Jan 28, 2021

Hyundai announced that it is one of several manufacturers bidding to build an electric car for Apple, but then quickly backpedaled.

Bemis Manufacturing Buys Bio Bidet

Jan 18, 2021

More Americans are adding bidets to their bathrooms when they renovate. Global toilet seat maker Bemis Manufacturing Co. took notice and acquired Bio Bidet, which has had success in bringing bidets and smart toilet seats to the US market.

Will 2021 Be the Breakout Year for Additive Manufacturing?

Jan 15, 2021

3D printing technology is moving beyond its decades-long role as a prototyping tool. The technology’s value as a production process has been the Holy Grail for additive manufacturing. 2021 may be the year it booms.

What’s Changed — and What Hasn’t — in Extrusion Technology

Jan 14, 2021

The basic principles of extrusion remain unchanged, but the markets and materials, especially additives, continue to evolve.

Talent Talk: Is Job Hopping Good or Bad?

Jan 14, 2021

Here’s one perspective: Over a 35-year career, employees who change jobs every few years will earn, on average, 50% more than similarly skilled peers who stayed put.

Poll Asks Manufacturers What Technologies They Need to Advance Reshoring

Jan 14, 2021

The Association for Manufacturing Technology and Reshoring Initiative have launched the online poll to determine how COVID-19 has affected sourcing and to pinpoint opportunities for reshoring elements of the supply chain.

Global Manufacturing — Perhaps Surprisingly — Ends 2020 on Positive Note

Jan 07, 2021

The December Purchasing Managers Index compiled by IHS Markit revealed that global factory output and order book inflows continued to rise at some of the fastest rates seen over the past decade.

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